Question 1

How much does static caravan repair cost?

Accepted Answer

Static caravan repair starts from £89 + VAT for the call-out, with labour from £95 + VAT an hour, a damp report from £179 + VAT and a habitation check from £179.95 + VAT, and every job is priced in writing before any work begins. The spread between a cheap repair and an expensive one is almost always time: how long water has been getting in before anyone looked. Resealing a window bead or re-bedding a rooflight is a short visit with a modest parts bill. Tracing damp back to the entry point, cutting out a wet wall section and making good is a day or more. A floor gone across several bays, or a roof that genuinely needs re-sheeting, is a project measured in days with materials to match. The make barely moves the price; a twenty-year-old Cosalt and a five-year-old Willerby with the same leak cost about the same to put right. Send a photo, or ring 0300 124 6982 with the make and what you are seeing, and we will tell you which bracket you are in before you commit. A damp report is the sensible first step when you are not sure. All prices exclude VAT at 20%.

Question 2

Can you repair a static caravan roof, or does it need replacing?

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Nearly every static caravan roof can be repaired rather than replaced, because leaks start at the rooflights, vents, aerial mounts, edge trims and seams, not in the sheet itself, and all of those can be stripped, re-bedded and resealed on the pitch in a day. The pattern is the same on almost every caravan we see: sealant gone hard and pulled away, a rooflight cracked by sun or a dropped ladder, a gutter overflowing under the edge trim. We reseal every joint with fresh flexible mastic rather than smearing new over old, replace cracked rooflights with marine-grade units, and flood-test afterwards rather than taking a view from the ground. Re-sheeting is only for a roof that has genuinely reached the end: several failed seams at once, sealant brittle everywhere, water tracking under the covering rather than through one hole. One thing we say every time: do not go up there to look. A static roof is not built to take a person’s weight and somebody puts a foot through one every season. Full detail on static caravan roof repair; the yearly habitation check includes the roof.

Question 3

Can you repair static caravan gutters and downpipes?

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Yes. Blocked, sagging or split guttering is one of the commonest causes of damp in a static caravan, because water that overflows the gutter runs down the side panels and into the window seals, so we clear, re-align, reseal and replace gutters and downpipes as part of roof and gutter repair. Static guttering is light plastic clipped to a trim, so it sags where leaves and moss collect, pulls away where the wind catches it, and splits at the joints when ice forms in standing water. The fix is usually cheap: re-clipping, new joint seals or a new length. The damage it causes when ignored is not, because the wall behind the overflow is where the damp starts. Clearing gutters twice a year, in autumn after the leaves and in spring before the season, is a ten-minute job that prevents a four-figure one. If a gutter has come away in a gale we can normally re-fix it on the same visit as a roof check, and we look at the window seals it has been overflowing onto while we are there. Book both with a habitation check.

Question 4

What is a winterised static caravan?

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A winterised static caravan is one that has had its water system drained down and blown through with compressed air before the frost, so nothing is left in the pipes, water heater, taps, shower and traps to freeze, expand and split. The term is also used, loosely, for caravans built to a higher insulation grade for year-round living, but on a holiday park it nearly always means the drain-down. It matters because a sited caravan is shut and unheated from the park closing in November until it reopens in March, and one hard frost in that window is enough to split a pipe you will not find until the water goes back on in spring and runs through the floor. The drain-down takes under an hour: mains off, drain valves opened, every tap and the shower run dry, the water heater emptied at its drain valve, compressed air blown through every run, and caravan-grade antifreeze in the toilet, sinks and shower traps. Recommissioning in spring reverses it and pressure-tests the system. Book a static caravan winterisation in October with a gas safety certificate for the new season.

Question 5

How do I know if my static caravan has damp, and how do I stop it?

Accepted Answer

A musty smell on opening up, a dark stain down a corner, wallboard lifting or a floor that gives underfoot all mean water has been getting in for a while, and the way to stop it is to find the entry point with a moisture meter and reseal it, not to dry out the symptom. Two things get confused constantly. Condensation forms on cold surfaces, sits on windows and metal trims and wipes off: that is a heating and ventilation problem. Ingress comes through a failed seal and soaks the wallboard from behind, so it does not wipe off and gets worse every winter: that is a repair. A meter tells the two apart in minutes, with readings around every window, the corner posts, the floor edges and under the shower tray, which is what a yearly habitation check does. Once water has been in for a season the board behind it is wet, and damp repair means stripping back to dry timber, replacing what has rotted, resealing the entry point and rebuilding. Catching it at the reseal stage is the difference between an hour and a week.

Question 6

Why does my static caravan shake in the wind?

Accepted Answer

A static caravan shakes in high wind because it sits on steel axle stands and corner steadies rather than foundations, so some movement is normal; what is not normal is rocking that has got worse, which usually means a steady has dropped, a stand has sunk into soft ground or the tie-down straps have loosened. Coastal parks feel it most because there is nothing between the caravan and the sea. Movement matters beyond comfort: a caravan that rocks works its roof seams, window seals and skirting loose, and it strains the gas and water connections at the bollard. A proper tie-down is ground anchors, tether cables and straining screws at each corner, and most parks expect one. We re-level the caravan on its stands, re-pack and tighten the corner steadies, check or fit the tie-downs, and look at the skirting and floor edge while we are under there, because that is where wind-driven rain gets in. It is all part of a habitation check, and loosened seams come under roof repair. If a caravan is rocking badly, ring 0300 124 6982 before the next storm rather than after it.

Question 7

How long does a static caravan last?

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A well-kept static caravan lasts 20 to 25 years and sometimes longer, but most holiday parks set an age limit of 10 to 15 years on their pitches, so the question owners really face is not how long the caravan lasts but how long the park will keep it. The so-called 15-year rule is park policy, not law, and it varies: some parks give a licence of 10 to 15 years from new, some extend it if the caravan is in good condition and the paperwork is unbroken, and a few have no limit at all. What actually ends a static early is water, not age, so the caravans that reach 25 are the ones that had their seals, roof and gutters looked at every year. Willerby, ABI, Swift, Atlas, Pemberton and Carnaby are built the same way, and the older Cosalt and Homeseeker units are still earning their keep on plenty of parks. A yearly habitation check and gas certificate on file is what a park manager wants to see when an extension is discussed, and static caravan refurbishment is usually far cheaper than replacing a sound older unit.

Question 8

Are static caravans cold in winter, and can the insulation be improved?

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Yes, older static caravans can be cold in winter, because the walls, floor and roof carry thin insulation and the underside is open to the wind, and yes, it can be improved: foil-backed underfloor insulation, skirting that closes off the space beneath, lagged pipes and drains, and new window and door seals make the biggest difference for the least money. Heat leaves a static mainly through the floor and the gaps, not the walls, because cold air circulating underneath wicks it away and drives draughts and underfloor condensation. Reflective foil insulation fitted under the floor sends that heat back up, skirting creates a thermal break that keeps the wind chill off the pipes, and lagging protects the drains and the water runs that freeze first. Double glazing and central heating are the expensive end and only worth it on a caravan you intend to keep for years, and full re-insulation is a refurbishment rather than a repair, so we will say honestly whether it is worth it on your unit. A damp caravan is always a cold one, so water in the structure is fixed first. See static caravan insulation and static caravan skirting.

Question 9

Do you service static caravan boilers and issue gas safety certificates?

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Yes. We service and repair static caravan boilers and water heaters, and carry out the annual LPG gas safety check and certificate that almost every park requires as a site licence condition, done on the pitch by a Gas Safe registered engineer whose card shows LPG and caravan competence. If you let the caravan out, even to family, the annual check becomes a legal requirement under regulation 36 of the Gas Safety Regulations, and most insurance policies stipulate it too. A domestic gas ticket does not cover a caravan, so check the LPG line on the engineer’s Gas Safe ID if somebody has offered to do it cheaply. The check covers the bottles and regulator, the pipework and bulkhead fittings, every appliance in use, the flue and a tightness test, and you get the certificate for the park office the same day. Boiler faults on statics are usually a failed igniter, a blocked flue or condensate, a water heater diaphragm, or a system full of scale. If you smell gas, or a burner burns yellow rather than blue, turn it off at the bottle and ring 0300 124 6982. See gas safety checks.

Question 10

How much electricity does a static caravan use, and why does the RCD keep tripping?

Accepted Answer

How much a static caravan uses depends almost entirely on how it is heated: electric heating, an immersion heater and a tumble dryer are what push the park meter up, and if the RCD keeps tripping the cause is current leaking to earth somewhere, not the amount you are using. Those same heavy loads are what overwhelm the small consumer units fitted to older caravans, which were never wired for air fryers, big televisions and a houseful of chargers. An RCD that trips repeatedly means water in an outside socket or light fitting, a failed element in the water heater, or cable chafed behind a panel somebody has been into before, and it is doing exactly the job it was fitted for, so please stop resetting it. We split the installation and test circuit by circuit rather than swapping parts hopefully, replace tired boards with modern RCD protection, and fit solar for owners who want to cut what they pay the park for electricity. Electrical testing is part of every habitation check, and solar panel installation is a separate visit.

Question 11

How often should a static caravan be serviced and maintained?

Accepted Answer

Once a year for the full service and habitation check, twice a year for the gutters, and a drain down every autumn: that is the maintenance that keeps a static caravan out of the expensive repairs, and it is what most parks and insurers expect to see on file. The yearly static caravan service covers gas, electrics, water, ventilation, the shell and a full set of damp readings, and its whole purpose is to catch a failed seal while it is still a reseal rather than a strip-out. The gas safety certificate is normally a site licence condition. Gutters are ten minutes in spring and autumn. The winterisation before the park shuts is the one owners skip most and regret most. A maintenance plan does not remove the need to look; what it does is put the looking on a date. If you want one visit that covers the lot, book the service and the gas certificate together before the season and the drain down after it, and we will remind you when they are due.

Question 12

Can you refurbish an older static caravan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. An older static caravan that is structurally sound can be refurbished for a fraction of the cost of replacing it: new flooring, wallboard, bathroom and kitchen, windows and doors, decking and a re-sealed roof, on every major UK make. The judgement is whether the frame and floor are dry and sound, which a moisture survey tells us before anyone spends money. If they are, refurbishment makes sense, because a caravan does not need to be new to be warm, dry and worth keeping on a pitch, and park age limits are usually about condition and paperwork in practice. If the frame has been wet for years, we will say so rather than dress it up. We work on Willerby, ABI, Swift, Atlas, Pemberton, Carnaby, Delta, Victory, BK and Cosalt, plus the older Homeseeker and Tingdene units, and the same engineers refurbish holiday lodges and park homes. See static caravan refurbishment for what a typical job includes, and send photos of the inside for a first opinion.

Question 13

Can you repair dents and damaged panels on a static caravan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We repair dents, do bodywork, replace whole aluminium panels and refinish them on the pitch, and the choice between a fill and a new panel comes down to whether the metal has stretched and whether the dent has broken the seal to the panel next to it. A static’s wall is a sandwich: textured aluminium outside, insulation in the middle, board on the inside. Shallow dents from a thrown chair or a strimmer can be filled, the texture reproduced and the colour refinished so the repair disappears. A deep dent has stretched the aluminium, so pulling it never quite works, and a creased or holed panel is cut out and replaced, with matching a discontinued colour on an older caravan the part that takes experience. Whatever caused it, we check the seams and window seals either side before finishing, because the impact that dents a panel often loosens the sealant around it, and a dent that lets water in is a damp repair waiting to happen. Storm and impact damage is normally an insurance repair, and we produce the dated photographs and itemised quote the loss adjuster expects.

Question 14

Do you cover the whole of the UK?

Accepted Answer

We cover the whole of North Wales and parts of Mid Wales, the whole of the North West up to the top of the Lake District, the Peak District, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, which between them hold a large share of the privately owned static caravans in Britain. On the Welsh side that means the coast from Talacre to Anglesey and the Llŷn and the Meirionnydd coast down to Barmouth and Tywyn. On the English side it means the Fylde, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria and the Lakes, Merseyside and Cheshire, then the Peak District parks around Buxton, Bakewell, Matlock and Ashbourne and the Staffordshire moorlands around Leek. That is where our engineers are most weeks, and it is why we can usually reach a park within the week rather than in a month. We do not take on jobs beyond that, because a repair done properly needs someone who can come back. See static caravan repair in North Wales, the Lake District and the Peak District, or ring 0300 124 6982 if you are not sure whether your park falls inside the line.

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